Posted on 11/10/2004 6:08:18 AM PST by NonValueAdded
Storm System Brewing in Central Caribbean
Wed Nov 10,12:33 AM ET
MIAMI - A storm system brewing in the central Caribbean could develop into a tropical cyclone this week while dropping heavy rain and causing dangerous flooding and mud slides on Puerto Rico and the island of Hispaniola, forecasters said.
Clouds and thunderstorms stretched over a vast area from Costa Rica to Puerto Rico, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported.
Though the storm had no defined center, it became better organized Tuesday and could develop into a tropical or subtropical storm by Thursday, forecasters said.
"The primary threat right now is heavy rain that will continue whether the system develops or not," said Jack Beven, a hurricane specialist at the center.
Satellite estimates showed more than 10 inches of rain falling each hour.
The next tropical storm to form during the Atlantic hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30, would be named Otto.
XS, were you aware of this?
Florida has an OTTO-IMMUNE Disorder.....
oh for heaven's sake, no i was not. GOOD GRIEF!
just forwarded this to xshub and said that i assume if this materializes that he will not go on to PR from Chicago later this week!
PS Thanks for keeping us alerted during the election. Great job!
Well it could be worse. it could be Otto Erotic.
This is Bush's fault!
Yeah, Jeb's fault! Jeb says flat out that he's not going to run for Prez or for Senate ... God sends another storm ... Jeb, obviously He's not happy with your decision so please reconsider taking on Sen. Nelson in '06.
Bring it!!
I am so sick and tired of Hurricanes this year I think I could just stand on my roof and just *icth at it till it goes away!!!!
1 Charlie
2 Francis
3 Jeanne
4 Sale
Tarp world
I have my boards down, except for 2 on small windows, but they are still stacked right outside!
Plan is to put them away in the garage Friday, though.
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ABNT20 KNHC 100930
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EST WED NOV 10 2004
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
SATELITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS POTENTIAL FOR SLOW DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE COULD DEVELOP DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THIS SYSTEM LATER TODAY...IF NECESSARY. EVEN IF A TROPICAL CYCLONE DOES NOT DEVELOP...THE SYSTEM SHOULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...CAUSING LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES...ACROSS PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA...PUERTO RICO...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. INTERESTS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH... UNDER AWIPS HEADER HSFAT2 AND UNDER WMO HEADER FZNT02 KNHC.
ELSEWHERE..TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.
FORECASTER BEVEN
Looks like it's heading from west to east...
Good - I hated to send bad news but wanted to be sure you were aware.
Basically has no chance whatsoever of getting anyhwere near the US mainland.
And it's in pretty sorry shape to begin with.
Note well the warning in the Tropical Outlook (#14) of problems even if there is no tropical development. Glad you all picked up on this so fast.
thanks, i will monitor the thread and keep my hub updated on it.
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